On Saturday, the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi released the Swachh Survekshan Survey report of cleanliness rankings of municipalities that have been awarded. as per the report, Indore topped the list as the cleanest city while Bhopal is on the second spot retaining the positions from last year.

There are seven municipal areas of West Bengal that figure in the list of ten dirtiest municipalities of the country and 19 of India’s 25 dirtiest cities are in West Bengal. One municipal area from Odisha and 2 from Bihar also figure in the list of dirtiest municipalities. West Bengal has taken part in this survey for the first time.